Japanese Body Language - Things you can do with your arms

it scares me when I see an American girl (stereotype?) driving and talking. Because when she talks, her arms wave like crazy. So, who is driving the car?

Here are a few other expressions that involve what Japanese can do with their arms.

I have never used them nor have I heard them.

腕一本ど世を渡る[うでいっぽんどよをわたる, ude ippon do yo o wataru] be fully self-supporting.

腕が嘆く[うでがなげく, ude ga nageku] itch for action; be itching for some action.

腕にひねるをかける[うでにひねるをかける, ude ni hineru o kakeru] strain every nerve.

Then again, just because I never heard them, doesn’t mean they aren’t used.

Have you ever used/heard them used?